Shloka 6
लक्ष्मणोपदेशः
Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action
दुःखितो हि भवान्लोकांस्तेजसा यदि धक्ष्यते।आर्ताः प्रजा नरव्याघ्र क्व नु यास्यन्ति निर्वृतिम्।।3.66.6।।
duḥkhito hi bhavān lokāṁs tejasā yadi dhakṣyate |
ārtāḥ prajā naravyāghra kva nu yāsyanti nirvṛtim || 3.66.6 ||
فإنك إن كنتَ حزينًا فأحرقتَ العوالم ببهائك، يا نمرَ الرجال، فأين يجد الرعيّةُ المكدودون السكينة؟
O Rama, if you cannot bear this sorrow that has befallen you, how can weak and ordinary persons endure (such suffering)?
FAQs
Dharma of restraint in power: a great person’s tejas must be governed, so that the innocent are not harmed by the ruler’s private grief.
Lakshmana warns that Rama’s uncontrolled anguish could have destructive consequences for the world.
Protective compassion coupled with self-control—strength that shields rather than scorches.